Feasibility, Acceptability, and Process Indicators for Guy2Guy, an mHealth HIV Prevention Program for Sexual Minority Adolescent Boys.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Guy2Guy is one of the first mHealth HIV prevention programs for sexual minority boys aged 14-18 years, evaluated nationally. Here, we examine the program's feasibility and acceptability and explore participants' feedback about program content and components intended to invigorate program engagement.

Methods

Guy2Guy was tested in a randomized controlled trial of 302 youth assigned to either the intervention or an attention-matched control group. At 3-month follow-up, participants completed a survey that included questions about feasibility and acceptability. Focus groups were conducted with a subset of intervention participants (n = 45) to further understand their program experience.

Results

The protocol and program appeared to be feasible: 94% completed the 3-

SUBMITTER: Ybarra ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7182121 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature